I am new to this site so I hope I have posted in the correct forum. Wondered if anyone could identify this flute please. The flute is approx. 25 years old. I have attached a link to photos which I am hoping are accessible.
Image links here: https://onedrive.live.com/?id=CFEF77AE0AB9D022!848&cid=CFEF77AE0AB9D022
Hi Nanohedron, really sorry but I am totally new to this and I am not sure how else to post pics. I have looked for guidance in help section and I thought I had posted properly. Any tips on posting pics would be welcome.
You did ok, but you used a site/service that requires people to log in. Retry using dropbox, imgur, or some other site where you can make the photo completely public. Alternatively you probably can change the privacy / security settings on your photo.
Even logged into my hotmail account I can’t see it…
I remeber this mark to be used from a us maker that sells on ebay.com about 5-8 years ago.
He was not a professional flute maker one so I have no real info about him.
hope this can help anyway.
Hi all, thanks for the replies. I don’t think it is a Mark Hoza flute. It was purchased new in England about 20 years ago and was given as a present. Any other ideas?
This is a long shot - it wouldn’t be Ari DeKeyzer?
The only thing that makes me think it might be is the D and K in the logo. Also the use of brass fittings, which he was doing when I got my Ari flute in 1996.
But it doesn’t look like his style overall - the rings are bigger than he usually uses, and the end cap is not his rounded style. And while I’ve seen a fair few of his flutes over the years, I’ve never seen that logo. And a web search doesn’t turn any up either.
If anyone is interested, I have just had a Joe Kerr flute in - no serial number - also with a barrel crack, but no case. I’ve cleaned and fettled it up and, despite a rather large embouchure, it’s a cracker. It also has an alternative whistle head - on the quiet side in whistle configuration, but would be very OK amplified. The flute configuration is stonking, though a smaller embouchure would be better. (It’s available - pm me for more…)